Fire in high-rise apartment near South Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in apartment 2609 of a high-rise building near South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Fire crews responded with an elevated fire alarm and EMS plan for multiple patients. The fire was controlled and the scene secured by Battalion 2.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Fire - Digital
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05:14
Transcript:
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We have reports of a fire in apartment 2609.
00:06
At 1255. Give me a full response, please.
00:10
Message received.
00:17
Alarm EMS Plan 1[1], the scene of high-rise 1255 South Michigan.
00:22
The still and box alarm, EMS plan 1.
00:25
Scene of a high-rise, 1255 South Michigan.
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Fire 1255 South Michigan.
00:35
A still-in-box alarm, EMS Plan 1[1],
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and the high-rise 1255 South Michigan.
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And orders of the battalion.
00:47
Truck 19, released by Ambo 28, returning in service.
00:53
Truck 19, your message.
00:59
5 South Michigan, 1255 South Michigan.
01:03
1255 South Michigan.
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1255 South Michigan, coming from Indian 60th quarter.
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Proceed.
01:16
Enter 42, winter 42.
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Can get it on the air for its television, regularization.
01:26
The message reset.
01:30
42,
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42 available for the still-in-box and the high-rise.
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16 to the still of 459 shields.
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18.
01:53
18, I take the high-rise units and head to the still box in the high-rise.
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1255 South Michigan.
02:00
1255 South Michigan.
02:02
President, sir.
02:04
6-416 with you, engine 18.
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Let's receive.
02:13
Continue the shield.
02:17
Let's receive.
02:19
Our partial line has been acted up, so I want to call for our phone.
02:24
Report.
02:25
What's my assignment?
02:32
Sir flight to commit for the corporate number.
02:37
4 and fire, I'm up to your seat.
02:44
76, main engine 76.
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76, go.
02:51
All right,
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76. Turn the quarters, pick up the rehab unit, and then respond to the fill in the high-rise, fill, and box in the high-rise, 1255, South Michigan.
03:03
76 is going with the rehab.
03:06
We're firing the high-risk.
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That's correct.
03:16
That's correct.
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33, I'm en route to the still box on Michigan.
03:28
Message, 2-133.
03:30
Engine 13, third engine, engine, engine 13, third engine.
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The sprinkler system put off the fire.
03:38
They're trying to select the valve right now.
03:40
Keep the response coming in from...
03:44
Message received, a telling 2.
03:46
Engine 98 to your ALS support.
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Engine 98 to ALS support.
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98 to ALS support.
04:04
I'll tell you what I mean, I'm part of your attack.
04:07
That's correct.
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One spirit attack.
04:12
Any other than I mean? Uh,
04:18
We're trying to isolate the valve right now for a rest breaker system on that floor.
04:23
Message, are you striking out and securing the plan?
04:30
Yes, you can strike out the box, secure the plan on my orders.
04:33
I'll keep the first still companies in here to shut everything else and isolate stuff.
04:41
Battalion 2, your message received.
04:43
Still box alarm, EMS Plan 1[1] at the scene at the high-rise, 1255 South Michigan, has been struck out and secured on the orders of Battalion 2.
04:50
The still box alarm, EMS Plan 1[1].
04:53
The scene of the high-rise, 1255 South Michigan has been struck out and secured on the orders of the 2nd Battalion.
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Any remaining companies responding, return.
05:06
Secured on the orders of Battalion 2.
05:07
Still box far from here, sir.
05:09
Plan 1. The high-rise at 1255 South Michigan has been struck out and secured on the orders of Battalion 2.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EMS Plan 1: Elevated EMS response deploying additional ambulances and supervisors for incidents with multiple patients.
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Location mentioned:
SKY55, Sky 55, 1255 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
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